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Thursday, June 2, 2011

The Birds of a Feather quilt is finished. The colors and layout of this quilt really pack a punch!

I so enjoyed the color play of this quilt! I had no definite design plan when I started making the Half Square Triangle units, instead the design was simply allowed to evolve from the arranging and re-arranging of the patchwork pieces.

For the back of the quilt I have used a brand new - straight out of the box - Orla Kiely bed sheet (Multi-Stem). I don't know if you can see how perfectly the design repeat of the quilt back matches that of the quilt top ~ it couldn't have worked out any better if I had planned it!

I started stabilizing the quilt sandwich by stitching on either side of the vertical and horizontal seam lines, and then bravely choose to zig zag my way horizontally through all of the Flying Geese units twice. That involved much turning, wrangling and quilt maneuvering and heightened levels of impatience!

wow! just gorgeous! I read that the binding is entirely machine stitched... do you know if there's a tutorial for that online? I only know how to machine stitch on one side, then turn and hand stitch it down on the other...

I saw this quilt in your header and decided to do a little blog surfing to see more about it before I asked - I love love LOVE this quilt. I'm putting the fabrics required for it on my "MUST HAVE" list because I NEED to make it. What a cool way to use solid fabrics!